Recording device



Filed Aug. 4, 1956 rill/111111111111 INVENTOR. flZV/f 7?? (w v ORNEY.

Patented July 11, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to recording devices, and more particularly to atype of device that may be employed by housewives to indicaterequirements of dairy products or other supplies.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed that may be constructed of cardboard, light metal, or thelike, so as to provide a device applicable for the purpose intended,that may be distributed among consumers at a nominal price.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed that may be designed to incorporate a yearly record, ifdesired, yet permitting a weekly or monthly statement to be removedwithout aifecting the remainder of the record.

It is manifest to any one familiar with the art of consumer distributionthat a daily record of requirements is very desirable. It is alsoimperative that such a record be displayed in a convenient location sothat the delivery salesman may have access to it.

My device, as described, will permit a record for as long a period asone may desire, to be rolled into an enclosure and to be extendedoutwardly by degrees as far as desired. A graduated guide at all timesregisters the record on the recording chart and also acts as a cuttingedge when a part of the record is removed.

Other and incidental objects not particularly mentioned in the foregoingwill be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification Fig. 1is a plan view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional View of the device taken at line AA ofFigure 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of the chart rolled onto arevolving reel inside of a protecting housing.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, the reference character I I shows a base on45 which is mounted a cover plate. This cover plate has a cylindricallyformed section I2 disposed to cover a chart I3 mounted on a reel I4which reel is horizontally disposed and centrally supported by flangedmembers I5. There are side discs I6 50 employed by the user forrevolving the reel and being of somewhat larger diameter than thesection I2, they guide the record I3 on the reel I4 preventing side playwhile revolving. The cylindrical section I2 terminates into a flatmember 55 I1 mounted adherently or by means of rivets or the like to thebase plate II. This fiat member I'I provides a suitable space fordisplay advertising and an aperture I8 through both the members I1 andII at a place near the outer margin permits hanging the device onto awall or the like.

Opposite from the flat member IT on the cylindrical section I2 is anindexing member I 9 graduated and ruled to conform with the rulings onthe chart I3 as shown. The indicating member I9 is fastened to the baseII on its outer edges at 20 and 20' only, thereby permitting the chartI3 to pass between the member I9 and the base II as it is unrolled fromthe reel I4, and the depending edge 2| of the member I9 may be employedas a cutting edge when tearing off a section of the chart I3.

The chart I3 may be ruled or arranged in. any desirable manner and theindicating member I9 is to be graduated to correspond with the chart I3.In the illustration of Figure 1 the index and record chart refer todairy supplies such as milk, cream, or butter, but any other commoditymay be charted. By arranging the lines according to the days and months,a monthly record may be detached from the rolled chart without affectingthe remainder of the chart. The chart applied to the reel is protectedat all times by the cylindrical section I2 and may be rolled off or onby means of the user turning the side discs.

The invention is susceptible to various changes in its form and minordetails of construction and the right is herein reserved to make suchchanges as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent in the United States, is:

l. A device of the character described comprising in combination a baseplate, an attached cover plate, said cover plate constructed shorterthan said base plate and formed to provide a cylindrical enclosureequipped with oppositely extending ends, said cover attached to the baseplate near its outer edge to permit free and slidable movement of paperbetween said cover and base plate when a reel of paper is inserted intothe cylindrical enclosure of said cover plate.

2. A device of the character described comprising in combination a flatbase plate, a cover plate of substantially the same width as said baseplate, said cover plate formed to provide a cylindrical enclosure havingprojecting ends, said ends fastened to said base plate at its outeredges thereby permitting the end of a reel of paper to be slidablyaccessible when mounted into said cylindrical enclosure.

FRANK L. PANKAUv

